How to Play Egan's on the Tin Whistle
D major · 2/4 · 220 BPM · Polka · Beginner
Egan's is a polka you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (2/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 6 distinct notes, ranging from A5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Polka in D major — 116 notes, difficulty 1/5.
The tin whistle notes for Egan's start F# A B A F# A B A D E F# E… Full sequence below.
The interactive sheet music shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Play this tune to play along while the app listens to your microphone and grades every note, or print a clean copy of the score.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play Egan's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
F# A B A F# A B A D E F# E D B A F# A F# E E D B A D E F# E D B A F# A F# E E D B A D E F# E D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:39 T:Egan's R:polka M:2/4 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:fA BA|fA BA|d2 e>f|ed BA|! fA BA|fA BA|d2 e>f|ed d2:|! |:fa f>e|ed BA|d2 e>f|ed BA|! fa f>e|ed BA|d2 e>f|ed d2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/39 setting 39 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
Egan's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, A6.
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